Bushing tool



Oct. so, 1923.

A. F. HUNTINGTON BUSHING TOOL Filed March 31 1922 INVENTOR BY I I t ATTORNEY,

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Patented Get. 30, 19 23.

err SATES Pier BUSHING moon Application f led March 31, 1922. Serial No. 548,414.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. HUNTIFG TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bushing Tools, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to;a simple means for inserting a bushing 1n the eye ends of springs of automobiles or similar vehicles without necessitating the removal of the springs from the vehicles,

A further object is to produce a device of this character which shall be of an extremely simple construction, cheaply manufactured and marketed, readily applied, easily and quickly operated, and thoroughly etficient in operation.

The foregoing, and other objects wh ch will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts, such as is dlsclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of the improvement.

Figure 2 is aplan view of the improvement on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a sectional View on the llne 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the hue 1-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 2.

As disclosed in Figure 1 ofthe drawings, it is merely necessary to jack .up theend of a vehicle when a bushing is to be applied to the springs thereof in accordance with this invention. The old bushing may be removed. The vehicle is jacked up'only at the ends thereof in which bushings are to be applied. The spring shackle bolt is removed from the springs which allows the spring to dro clear of the spring support or shackle. ne side of the old bushing is cut with a hack saw and is forced out of the e e of the spring by a hammer and punch. provement is slid over the end of the spring to arrange the head on the screw thereof in a line with the bushing.

My improvement includes a substantially U-shaped frame 1, the parallel arms of which, at their outer ends are preferably en this is accomplished, my imthickened and bifurcated. In the bifurcated ends there is received a plate 2, suitable removable pivots 3, preferably in the nature of short bolts being screwed through open ings in the said ends of the frame and through openings in the ends of the head plate 2. The connecting element for the arms of the yoke is, for distinction,'indicated by the numeral 41, the same having a central opening 5 therethrough and through reduced openings 6 to the sides of the said opening 5. Through the central opening 5 there is passed the non-threaded end 7 of a screw 8. The screw has on its outer end a head 9 provided with a transverse opening through which passes a handle bar 10 having one of its ends integrally formed with a head 11 and its other end provided with a removable head 12. .The end of the screw opposite that provided with the head 9 has a ball end 13 and an annular groove 14 inward of the said ball. The ball end is designed to be received ina cup-shaped depression in a boss 15 on the inner face of a disk-like head 16, while passing through the boss and received through the groove 14: are the arms of a cotter pin 17 The element 2 which I have termed the end plate for the frame 1 is really in the 86 nature of a disk, being rounded in plan and having its ends provided with extensions through which the sustaining elements 3 pass.

The threads of the screw 8 are received 90 through the threaded bore of a collar 18, the same being provided with a flange 19. The flange has threaded openings in which are screwed theends of bolt members 20, the shanks of the said bolts passing through 5 the openings 6 in the element 40f the head. Between the heads of the bolt and the element 4 of the frame there are arranged upon the shanks of the said bolts springs 21. This permits of the bodily moved for a determined length through the element 4 of the frame 1, sothat a pounding action may be delivered by the disk-like head 16 against one end of the bushing, it being understood that the head 105 2 of the frame is arranged in contact with theeye of the spring opposite the end thereof in which the bushing is inserted. By turning the screw, the head 16 will exert a pressing force against the end of the bushing, the head being swivelly mountedon the screw is, of course, rotatable therewith.

screw 8 being The bushings can be easily and quickly inserted in the eyes of springs with the improvement, and it is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction, operation and advantages of the device to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In a device for the purpose set forth, a substantially U-shaped frame having a removable end and a screw freely received through its other end, a swiveled head on the inner end of the screw, a handle slidable through the opposite end of the screw, a threaded sleeve in the frame engaged by the screw, spring means holding the sleeve in contact with the end of the frame and preventing the turning of the sleeve on the frame, and said means permitting alimited longitudinal sliding movement of the screw through the frame.

2, In a device for the purpose set forth, a substantially U-s-haped frame, a disk removably and hingedly connected to the arms at the open end of the frame, a screw slidable through the closed end of the frame, an operating handle for the screw, a disklike head swiveled on the end of the screw, a sleeve having a threaded bore engaged by the threads of the screw, spaced elements on the sleeve passing through the closed end of the frame, and spring means influencing said elements to hold the sleeve in contact with the frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

AR- HUR F. HUNTINGTON. 

